Current reality of repealing and replacing Obamacare

There is a lot of confusion about what is currently taking place on Capital Hill concerning the repeal and replacement of Obamacare. Many in the media seem to have forgotten that their job is to inform, not misinform the public.

What was passed by the House is only one part of three that are required to do the whole job. This part is only the bare bones, the foundation or bare structure of what's to come if you will, of the whole effort.

This legislation is being handled separately because it will not require sixty votes in the Senate to pass under the so-called reconciliation process.

The second part is underway even as we speak and consists of administrative actions by the HHS under authority granted to it by, of all things, Obamacare.

After all of this is done, Congress will need to add all of the trimmings everyone has been talking about, like authority to sell insurance across state lines, tort reform, and other things that cannot be done under reconciliation, in a third part latter this summer or fall.

With some changes, the American Health Care Act could be a good placeholder, but doesn’t constitute true reformation of our dysfunctional, unsustainable healthcare system.

Don’t think that once Obamacare is repealed and the placeholder is operating that Republicans will be let off the hook on this issue. The GOP still needs to re-imagine the entirety of American healthcare so that it works for all Americans and is sustainable.

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